In 1957, the government of Ghana adopted a policy to develop fish ponds for farming within all irrigation schemes in the country.

There was a boost in early 1980s, following a nation-wide campaign by then military government. Subsequently, the first experimental fish farm was established in the Upper West Region in 1985.

During the period of 1982 to 1985, the number of fish ponds increased from 578 to 1,390. Gradually, the number rose to 1,400 in 1986; covering an average surface area of 685 m square.

In order to increase further, research collaboration between International Centre for Living Aquatic Resources Management (ICLARM) and the Institute of Aquatic Biology (IAB), Accra, Ghana, began in 1991 to investigate the development of aquaculture on smallholder farms.

Furthermore, between the 1950s and the early 1970s, the country started stocking fish in small reservoirs and dugouts.

Generally, the types of fish farming practices include small-scale subsistence farming and commercial farming in larger farms. Majority of farmers are small-scale farmers that practiced extensive farming systems and semi-intensive farming systems.

Within the various systems some practiced poly-culture while others practiced monoculture and mono-sex culture. In these culture systems, farmers reared different types of fish species, example tilapias and Clarias sp. being the most common.

The maintenance of these fish highly dependent on manufactured feeds and farm made types using local ingredients. Generally, the farming units are very small and highly dispersed with various earthen pond sizes from 15 m2 to about

Fish has always been an important source of protein in the human diet and on a global scale, fish and fish products are the most important source of protein and it is estimated that more than 30% of fish for human consumption comes from aquaculture

These are plans for better utilization of the country‘s potential to increase its fish production and availability through aquaculture as well as integrating with agriculture.

Therefore, LFF Group of company’s linkage with the fishing community in Ghana is to undertaken to explore the prospects and challenges for fish farming in Ghana, a case of African child fish pond farm. Generally, small-scale farmers’ aquaculture projects provide more employment opportunities per unit of capital investment than those with larger farms.

In addition, they have the advantage of being more widely distributed geographically and are locally owned, enabling income distribution among the population.

Though other supporting agencies are working in the fishing industry to increase the production of fish stock to the Ghanaian markets, there’s a huge potential area LFF Group of Companies concept and strategy is to drive international investors and partners to explore the market in creating jobs for the unemployed youth in the country.